S.F. No. 0141

Medical malpractice reform-review panel.

Sponsored By: Senate Labor, Health and Social Services Committee

AN ACT relating to medical malpractice reform, the medical review panel and alternate dispute resolution of medical malpractice claims; repealing existing statutes relating to the medical review panel; recreating the medical review panel; creating the panel pursuant to article 10, section 4 of the Wyoming Constitution, as amended; creating the medical review panel office for administrative support; providing definitions; providing for financing of the panel; providing for the admissibility of the results of the panel in further court proceedings; mandating alternate dispute resolution in specified circumstances; empowering the state health officer to take steps to correct system problems causing health care error discovered through the review panel process; providing an exception to review panel jurisdiction; providing an appropriation; and providing for effective dates.

1/17/2005 Bill Number Assigned

1/18/2005 S Received for Introduction

1/18/2005 S Introduced and Referred to S10; No Report Prior to CoW Cutoff

3/3/2005 Died In Committee